Series between England and Australia are played for The Ashes (click here for more information)

(also known as leg theory

an opening batsman who remains not out at the end of a completed innings (ie when all his team-mates are out)

Bowlers who are of medium pace, and are effective in the one-day scenario in choking the runs. New Zealand had a famous quartet - Rod Latham, Gavin Larsen, Chris Harris and Nathan Astle - during the 1 [..]

shares

A ball bowled by a slow bowler which has no spin on it and so does not turn as expected but which stays on a straight line ("goes on with the arm")

The runs required per over for a team to win - mostly relevant in a one-dayer

Red for first-class and most club cricket, white for one-day matches (and, experimentally, women once used blue balls and men orange ones). It weighs 5.5 ounces ( 5 ounces for women's cricket and [..]

The illegal action of changing the condition of the ball by artificial means, usually scuffing the surface, picking or lifting the seam of the ball, or applying substances other than sweat or saliva

A fielding position close to the batsman designed to catch balls which pop up off the bat, often via the batsman's pads